I'm probably about to die.
After writing this, Su Cher's pen lightly stopped.
The faint light from the lantern illuminated the white wall.
A thumb-sized hole slowly appeared on the wall.
A ring peeked out from it, carefully observing its surroundings.
After confirming that everything was fine, the ring used some kind of method to seal the hole behind it.
When the wall returned to white, the ring jumped down.
It bounced a bit on the table, adjusted its balance, and stood still.
"What's the situation?" Su Cher asked in a low voice.
The ring replied in a low voice: "They're not here, I've succeeded"
"Well done, thank you very much"
"Can you make it in time?" the ring asked.
Su Cher clasped her hands together and prayed: "I hope I can make it in time"
The sound of knocking came from the outside.
The ring didn't say anything.
Su Cher bit her lip and closed the diary.
She took a deep breath to calm herself down.
"What is it?" she asked.
From the thin door, a female voice came: "Professor Isa wants you to meet her in one hour"
"Got it, I'll be right there"
The sound of footsteps slowly went away from the door, followed by a small conversation.
"What a lucky girl"
"That's right, who knows why Professor Isa likes her so much"
"Hmph, it's just that she made it to the Isle alive"
"She's not bad looking, but she's too good at flattering the Professor, this kind of person is the most disgusting"
The voices slowly went away.
Su Cher held the diary close to her chest, stunned for a few moments.
Although there's still one hour left, to reach Professor Isa, I have to leave right now.
I don't have much time.
Su Cher couldn't help but tidy herself up and prepare to leave.
I'm a newcomer who can't even be considered a student, yet I'm being summoned by a powerful Professor.
I have to hurry.
If I'm late, something might happen.
But Su Cher still took a bit more time to open the diary and wrote a second sentence.
"I hope I can make it in time"
Closing the diary, Su Cher stood up and left.
"Your situation is too dangerous, take me with you" the ring suddenly spoke up.
Su Cher thought about it and picked up the ring solemnly.
This ring was so special that if Professor Isa saw it, she might want to go over.
Tutor Isa always had a way to find out what she had on her.
Fortunately, she was alert and hid the booklet in advance.
But this ring …
"Can you turn into a hairband, the most common, ordinary hairband?" she asked.
"Sure."
As the ring spoke, it turned into a black hairband.
Su Cher picked it up and tested it.
Good elasticity.
She tied her hair into a ponytail with the nano ring.
"Let's go."
She took a deep breath and took one last look at her resting room.
There was only enough room for a single bed and a small table.
In all her years of life, Su Cher had never lived in such a shabby place.
However, there was not the slightest bit of disgust in her eyes. Instead, they were filled with nostalgia.
This was her own little space. There would be no disputes, no slander, no framing. No one would come in and disturb her.
Here, she could breathe a little.
— — -after leaving this place, I don't know if I'll ever be able to return.
Su Cher sighed and slowly closed the door.
Outside the room, it was a completely different scene.
The sky was dark and gloomy.
Row after row of low and shabby single-story houses were built.
This was where Preparatory Students, maids, coachmen, cooks, night watchmen and so on lived.
Only after becoming an official Student could they leave this place.
Su Cher walked along the gravel road, heading further away.
Her footsteps were quick.
Past a fountain the size of a football field, several dozen meter tall statues, up a marble staircase, she arrived at the edge of a cliff.
A torch flew by itself and landed in Su Cher's hand.
Su Cher looked down.
A narrow staircase silently appeared.
Aside from the staircase, there was only a bottomless abyss.
Walking on this path, you can't look back, you can't look down, you can't stay still for too long, you can only move forward and forward.
Anyone who violates this rule will be devoured by the monster in the fog and disappear from this world.
Su Cher took a deep breath and took a step forward.
A new staircase appeared under her feet.
As she moved forward, the staircase behind her disappeared.
Step by step, Su Cher walked towards the sky, walking through the fog that shrouded everything.
She silently held onto the torch.
The light of the torch couldn't penetrate the fog around her to let her see her current situation.
It was only used for warmth.
The temperature inside the fog was enough to freeze a person to death in an instant, but with this torch, the cold air would automatically disperse.
The staircase continued upwards.
The grey fog had completely enveloped the entire world.
In Su Cher's vision, she couldn't see anything but the fog.
At some point, she felt a bit scared.
Because this was very similar to her own situation.
Abandoning her fate, abandoning her ugly family, she came here in search of a new life.
But there were still quite a few people in front of the fog that wanted to take her life.
Shadows lingered around her, lingering.
If she wasn't careful, she'd be smashed to pieces.
This path was too hard to walk.
Su Cher stopped and stood in the fog.
Her eyes were filled with exhaustion.
A few moments later, the fog in the distance began to surge, as if something gigantic was approaching.
Su Cher was stunned for a few moments, then suddenly rubbed her head.
She started walking again.
She gathered her courage and continued to walk through the fog.
Those unknown things noticed her movement, observed her for a bit, then slowly retreated.
Su Cher lightly breathed out.
That was close.
She tried her best to regain her composure and quickly walked towards the depths of the sky.
A few dozen minutes later.
Finally, at a certain point, the torch in her hand moved.
Su Cher stopped and let go of the torch.
The torch flew out and disappeared into the fog.
"Crack."
The torch seemed to have gotten stuck on some sort of mechanism.
The rumbling sound of the mechanism continued for a while. The fog in front of Su Cher was torn open.
Su Cher could clearly see the corridor on the other side.
This wasn't the main entrance, but a hidden entrance.
Su Cher walked in.
As soon as she walked in, the wall behind her closed up.
Su Cher lowered her head, put on her veil, and walked along the corridor towards her destination.
She put on the hood behind her as well.
To prevent official students from seeing her face, this was the most basic form of protection.
The last time she came here, an official student saw her face and tried to talk to her.
At that time, the school bell rang.
That student couldn't help but temporarily stop, asked someone else for her name, then left begrudgingly.
Fortunately.
Otherwise, Su Cher would have to use all her strength to kill him, or herself.
Avoiding the pedestrians, Su Cher quickly walked along the side of the road.
After what felt like an entire century, Su Cher finally sighed in relief.
At the end of the road, a large square appeared in front of her.
Many strange-looking objects were silently hovering in the air.
Scrolls, cards, hourglasses, clothes, black books, unknown animal limbs, tree branches floating in the air …
Each of these objects represented their owner's domain of power.
There were two objects that looked like stars in the sky, standing in the middle of the square.
A giant tooth that exudes a vicious aura.
It was a scroll glowing with a bloody light.
They seemed to be the masters of this place, occupying the center of the square.
These were the Dean and the Sentinel's items.
If a student wants to find them, they only need to touch these two items to reach their location.
Su Cher retracted her gaze and looked for her target among the many objects.
Very quickly, she saw a giant card that was as tall as two people.
On the card, a snake-haired woman holding a large shield stood on a winding mountain road.
Noticing Su Cher's gaze, the snake-haired woman immediately looked at her.
Su Cher stepped forward, respectfully bowed to the snake-haired woman, and said: "I'm here to see Guru Isa"
The snake-haired woman nodded and walked away.
She stepped aside.
Su Cher walked into the card.
Passing by the snake-haired woman, Su Cher continued along the winding mountain road.
A few minutes later, Su Cher reached the top of the mountain.
At the top of the mountain, a black-robed woman stood with her back to her, standing at the edge of the cliff.
A drawing board was silently floating in front of the black-robed woman.
The black-robed woman looked at the wilderness outside the mountain, holding a brush in her hand, drawing lines and shadows on the board.
The boundless dark mist embraced her, making it impossible to see her figure and appearance clearly.
But the pair of faintly discernible white wings on her back couldn't be hidden even by the black fog.
A dazzling halo floated above her head, attracting everyone's attention.
She was like a holy angel in the legends.
"Greetings, Guru Isa" Su Cher bowed.
The black-robed woman didn't turn around, still facing the desolate wilderness, seriously drawing a picture.
Since she didn't say anything, Su Cher didn't dare to say anything else.
After a while, the black-robed woman stopped her brush and asked: "Tomorrow is the official trial, are you confident you can pass?"
"I'm not, but I'll try" Su Cher answered truthfully.
"If you don't have confidence, you'll die if you try"
"But I still want to try"
The black-robed woman looked at the faraway scenery, picked up her brush and began to draw again.
She suddenly said: "From now on, you will be my Disciple"
Su Cher fell silent and didn't reply.
Becoming someone else's Disciple isn't necessarily a good thing.
Gurus have the right to decide the life and death of their Disciple.
On the other hand, a Disciple doesn't belong to any Guru, so they can't be easily killed.
Su Cher is a Disciple.
Her current identity is the last layer of protection she has.
Once she becomes her Disciple, no one will care about her life or death anymore.
The black-robed woman waited for a while, then suddenly laughed: "You managed to reach Fog Isle alive, so you look down on me, a Guru who drifted here after dying?"
The black fog around her body began to surge.
Su Cher hurriedly replied: "I wouldn't dare, that's not the case"
She isn't even a Disciple, if she looks down on the Guru, the other party will have the right to kill her.
No one will be able to save her.
"Then why?" the black-robed woman asked.
"I want to think about it a bit more" Su Cher said.
"Think about it? What else is there to think about? "the black-robed woman said.
She impatiently spoke: "I'll give you one last minute, if you still don't want to, even if I'll be punished by my superiors, I'll still kill you right now"
Following that, the veil between the two of them was finally lifted.
That's right.
I want to kill you.
What can you do?
Saying so, the black-robed woman continued to draw with her back to Su Cher.
Killing people seemed to be an insignificant thing to him.
She didn't even bother to turn around to look at Su Cher.
Su Cher clenched her fist.
Faster!
A bit faster!
Is it still not done?
Is it too late?
The only thing left on the mountain was the cold wind.
One minute will be gone very quickly.
Su Cher silently lowered her head.
Seems like I won't make it in time.
She was a bit desperate.
Suddenly, she felt a bit of heat coming from her hair.
This was the heat emitted by the precision nano ring's high-speed calculations.
Inside the nano ring's tiny AI, the AI had made over a hundred thousand calculations based on Su Cher's current situation.
[Time error maximized]
[The corresponding preparations couldn't be made in time]
[Based on the current situation, reconsider]
[Conclusion: Su Cher has a high chance of death]
[Reconsider countermeasures to save Su Cher's life]
[Generate strategy]
…
[According to the known Fog Isle rules and regulations, combined with the current situation, choose strategy # 793]
[Begin assembling the nano voice generator]
[Loading Su Cher's voice]
[Preparing to speak in place of Su Cher]
[Ready to speak]
Su Cher's hair scattered.
The hairband turned into a single strand of hair, silently moving through Su Cher's hair.
Even though the black-robed woman's back was facing Su Cher, this strand of hair was still very cautious.
Its diameter was only half of a normal hair.
It adjusted its color to match Su Cher's skin color.
Mimicking the natural state of hair falling off, it softly landed on the corner of Su Cher's mouth.
Su Cher understood and opened her mouth.
The strand of hair disappeared.
…
"Time's up, state your decision" the black-robed woman spoke.
Her voice carried faint killing intent: "Either you die now, or you die after the trial and become my disciple — — - if you choose the latter, you'll be able to live a bit longer"
Her tone suddenly became gentle: "Su Cher, do you want to become my disciple?"
A despairing voice came from behind her.
"I've decided to become your disciple"
As soon as she said that, a card suddenly appeared in front of the black-robed woman.
With a whoosh, the card was burned to ashes.
The black-robed woman silently smiled.
She muttered: "Alright, there's a card to bear witness to this moment. Once you pass the trial, you'll be my disciple"
At this moment, the black-robed woman was in a very good mood.
After the trial, the two of them will officially establish their master-disciple relationship.
At that time, this girl's life and death will be in my hands.
I've finally caught her.
She's my only competitor.
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